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Your stomach acid is strong enough to dissolve razor blades.
Human Stomach Acid ( Gastric Acid) is essential for protein digestion. Pepsin is an enzyme which is needed for digesting the protein which is triggered by the stomach acid. Proper levels of HCI acid ( Hydrogen chloride) in the stomach are also your first line of defense against bacterial and viral infections. All day long ...
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A study shows hangovers don’t affect test scores.
According to a study conducted by researchers at Boston University and Brown University, consuming alcohol to the point of a hangover does not affect test scores the next morning. Participants in the study scored same on a practice Graduate Record Exam and a quiz on a lecture after a night of drinking, than they did without ...
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Twins can be born where one is black and the other is white.
Having a black and white twin is not a big deal. Identical twins develop from one zygote that splits and forms two embryos. Fraternal twins are two eggs that have been fertilized by separate sperm. An assortment of genes go into the egg and sperm to get skin color. Geneticists say that racial differences involve many genes and ...
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A Croatian biker had his penis hit by lightning.
Ante Djindjic, age 29, from Zagreb was knocked unconscious when lightning struck his penis during a quick roadside toilet break. He didn’t remember what happened when he got struck by lightning, the next thing he knew was he found himself in hospital. Doctors said that the lightning went through his body and because he was wearing rubber boots, ...
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Sugar doesn’t make kids hyper.
Studies have shown that sugar doesn’t make kids hyper. There have been at least twelve trials of various diets to investigate different levels of sugar in children’s diets. Both short term and long term experiments were performed, none of them detected any differences in behavior between children who had eaten sugar and those who hadn’t. These studies included sugar from candy, chocolate, and ...
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A Japanese fruit company plays classical music in an attempt to make its bananas taste sweeter.
The company, Toyoka Chuo Seika has been playing Mozart to its ripening bananas, claiming it produces a sweeter product. They continuously play Mozart over the speakers in the ripening chambers for one week, claiming that it results to a sweeter fruit. Several other products are also enjoying exposure to classical music, including soy sauce, udon noodles, miso and even ...
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A Psychic who predicted she would win a lottery, won a million pounds.
Catering manager Mrs Kinge, who is married with three sons and lives near Aldershot, discovered her special talents at the age of 19. She believes that she can pick up ‘energies’ through psychometry, holding on to someone’s jewellery and describing what she feels, but she only senses good things and would not practice the technique if it uncovered bad omens. ...
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There is a unit of measurement called the “megadeath” equal to one million deaths.
Megadeath or megacorpse is a term used to signify one million deaths caused by nuclear explosion. The term was used by scientists and thinkers who strategized likely outcomes of a nuclear warfare. In 1959 in the “New Statesman” magazine, the term was used to refer to the “megadeath intellectuals”, the group of thinkers surrounding RAND Corporation strategist Herman Kahn. ...
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New ultra fast camera from MIT makes it possible to see how light moves.
MIT Media Lab’s Camera Culture group in collaboration with Bawendi Lab in the Department of Chemistry at MIT developed a digital camera capable of capturing data so quickly that we can actually watch light itself unfold in slow motion. Researchers claim the camera captures roughly one trillion frames per second worth of visual data, yet it still has its ...
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Why is evaporated milk sold in soldered cans?
Soldered Cans are difficult to open with a can opener. Soldered cans are stronger than regular aluminum or tin cans. evaporated milk is actually sterilized in the can, soldered cans to be more durable during the intense heating process. Most of the cans are welded with double seams in two pieces. The bottom and sides are actually ...
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Why do snakes dart out Their Tongues?
Snakes don’t sting or use their forked tongues as weapons. The tongues are perfectly harmless. The tongue is actually an invaluable sensory organ for the snake. It enables the reptile to troll for food (just as a fisherman sticks his line out in the water and hopes for the best), while feeling its way over the ...
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Why is one side of wrap aluminum foil shiny and the other side dull?
Foil starts as a large block of solid aluminum. Aluminium foil is made shiny on one side and dull on the other by heavy rollers used to roll out the foil in the manufacturing process. The side that comes in contact with the rollers becomes shiny and the side that does not is dull. It makes ...
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Why are people immune to their own body odor?
When compared to most animals, humans don’t have an acutely developed sense of smell. According to Dr. Pat Barelli, secretary of the American Rhinologic Society, “The olfactory nerve easily becomes ‘fatigued’ in areas where there are odors.” In order not to be overloaded with information, your nervous system decides not to even try being “bothered” by your body odor ...
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Why does a newspaper tear smoothly vertically and unevenly horizontally?
Newsprint is made up of many wood fibers. The fibers are placed on printers in pulp form, consisting of 80 to 90 percent water, the newsprint dries while in the machine. The printing machines are designed to line up the fibers in a horizontal position to add tear strength to the sheet vertically. The basic purpose of lining up the ...
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Why do tire manufacturers make so many varied tread patterns?
A tire must provide traction for acceleration and braking and it must move surface water out of the way so that the tire can touch a wet road without aquaplaning. Different types tread patterns are used to suit for different types of road conditions. At 60 miles per hour in moderate rain, a car tire has to displace ...
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Titanic remains can explode if they are brought to surface from the seabed.
There are several forces working inside the titanic remains for this strange behavior. First being, cast iron contains small gas cavities that are formed beneath its surface. Secondly, it has low ductility, and will fracture rather than deform. When immersed in an electrolyte such as sea water, electrolytic corrosion starts. Hydrogen is one of the ...
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Why are there eighteen holes on a golf course?
The early golf courses all had different numbers of holes. Eighteen holes did not become the standard until the early 1900s, but from 1764 onward, more courses copied the St. Andrews model. Then, in 1858, the Royal & Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews issued new rules. In 1858, the R&A issued new rules for its members, ...
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Why do all Dentist offices smell the same?
All dentist offices smell alike, is probably due to eugenol, a colorless or pale liquid that is the essential chemical constituent of clove oil. Dentists combine solutions of clove oil or eugenol with a mixture of rosin and zinc oxide to prepare a protective pack after gum surgery or as a temporary cement. Eugenol is also used as an antiseptic, ...
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Why do dogs Smell foul when they get wet?
First of all, not all dogs do smell funny when they get wet. Simple rashes and skin irritations are a common cause of canine body odor, and that water exacerbates the smell. When your dog isn’t bathed or groomed on a regular basis, his hair collects all kinds of dirt, including morsels of dried food stuck to the ...
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Why do ants tend to congregate on sidewalks?
Researchers has found several reasons behind this bizarre behavior of the ants. Some species like “pavement ants,” prefer to nest on sidewalks and under rocks and other hard surfaces. Ants release a perfume trail, called pheromones, from the nest to food sources. Pheromones are easily detected on sidewalks, thus they make easy path. Sidewalks absorb and store heat, and ...
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Is it possible to calculate how much water is in a particular cloud?
The amount of water inside a cloud is the same amount of water in the clear air around it. The difference between the two states is caused by temperature differences rather than the water content. The higher part of a cloud contains water in the form of ice crystals, and lower part contains the mixture of ...
